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PRINCE JÉRÔME screw ships-of-the-line (1854-1855)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Jérôme (ex-Annibal), 9.1870- Hoche | Arsenal de Lorient | 17.9.1827 | 2.12.1853 | 10/1854 | stricken 6.1872 | ||
| Wagram | Arsenal de Lorient | 23.2.1833 | 12.6.1854 | 1/1855 | service craft early 1867 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 4505 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 62.9 pp |
| Breadth, m | 17.0 |
| Draught, m | 8.04 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + 1 HSE, boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 650nhp |
| Max speed, kts | |
| Fuel, t | coal 548 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 223/12 No.1 shell SBML, 4 x 1 - 223/11 No.2 shell SBML, 32 x 1 - 165/17 30pdr No.1 SBML, 28 x 1 - 165/15 30pdr No.2 SBML, 14 x 1 - 165/13 30pdr No.4 SBML |
| Complement | 883 |
Project history
2nd rank two-deckers, converted to screw on the stocks since 1853. Wooden hull.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Prince Jérôme was damaged by fire off Gibraltar during trooping voyage to Mexico 6.9.1862 and decommissioned 1.1.1863.
